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APPLICATION mu) MAY 5. 1919.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919'.

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S5 ation of said members is secured. the up er extremity of the post to thereby 21 9 "re seer v s BENJAMIN H. ANZBAYZ, 01E EETROE'I', MEGHIGAH.

STEERING AND H T361 MEGHANISH .EJIGTGB-VEHIGLES.

1,324,782. Speciflcetivn of letters I etented Dec. 36, ifiig,

Application filed m 19w. Serial filo. see-fire. I

To all whom, it may concern: preferred snobodiinent or my invention is- Be it known that I, BENJAMIN H. ANIBA'L, illustrated:

a citizen of the United States, and resident Figure l is a view showins; the in per norof Detroit, Wayne county, State of Michition of my improved steering en COL'IiiZGi gen, have invented certain new and useful mechanism inseetion; V s so Improvements in Steering and Control Fig. 2 is e. iregmontery ViG'W showing" my Mechanism for Motor-Vehicles, of which the invention as me ified in certain per ions s; following is a specification. end i My invention relates to combined steering Fig. 3 is a view showing 2: section of the and control mechanism designed for use form or any inventionshown in 5 with self-propelled vehicles to steer the Referring to the chewing, the reference same and to control the operation thereof numeral 5 desigiiates e .tubuler steering in Whole or in part, and particulerl to post rotatable about longitudineliy exmechanism of the class referred to in W icli tending agcis through .vsrio'us angles to 'splurolity of concentrically arranged conaccomplish, the steering of the vehicle 719 .trol men'ibers are located within a tubular and the lower. end of which is son c-ore steering post, and are operetively connected edin hearings-pi rided in a suitable steerwith the throttle valve and with the ignition ing gear casing, and which steering net is regulating mechanism of amotor vehicle operatively connected with n Worm whereby propelled by an internal combustionengine; 2t Worm gear operated through vhich mo 7 said control members being operable by tion is communicated to the steels of the levers or arms operetively connected with evehicle. These elements, however; are not them vund disposed adjacent the steering illustrated, as they form no pertof the inwheel secured toithe upper end of the steervention to which this present at pliceticn in. post,- relates; and said elements may e of .eny 8 1:

lhe principal object of my invention is to form suitable for the trsnsmission of mov provide certain improvements in and reletmerit from the steering post to the wheels of ing to steering and control mechanism of the vehicieo I the type above referred to and wherein the Secured to the upper end of the steering control niei'nbers are held in the ositions post,5 is e, steering Wheel 6, the seine heinig' MS into which they may he moved y fricshown as secured in piece o a key fitting tional engagement between surfaces pressed in keyweysr provided in the hub of the Wheel a ainst one-another by a suitable spring and and in tlresteeringpostg it suitable not 8 bew ereby a smoother and more reliable open ing shown as in threoded engagement with A. further object of my invention is to more e' ectively secure the wheel in piece? 'provide a steering and control device of the Arronged Within --s,nd extending longitucless described wherein the friction elements dinally of the steering post 5 is e stationery associated with the control members are 10- anchoring tube 9 the lower end of which is to carted Within e stationery casing arranged held in a hearing provided 'ior it in the centrally of the'steering Wheel, and which steering gear casing and the upper end of casing serves to :cover or inclose the nut or which anchoring tube supports a suitable equivalent securing member whereby the stationary casing shown as mode up of two steering wheel is held in place upon the 119- parts 10, ll secured together to thereby prov f i as per end of thesteerin post. vide a unitary casing-h means or screws, With the above and other objects of 'inone of which is designated by the reference i vention in View, my invention consists in the numeral 12 in Fig. 1. Thiscnsing is pro- 1 improiecl steering end control mechanism Vl(i8(l with e slot 13 through which ope-rec illustrated in the accompanying drawing mg levers for the controlling "members of i 50 end hereinafter described and claimed, the device extend, as shown in" Fig.1, the ce and in such modifications and variations length of said slot being such that the levers thereof as will be obvious to those skilled in niny be moved throughout the angles noses the art to which my invention relates. In ssrfin order, to provide for the 'reguletion the drawingaccompenying and ionizing ofithc operating motor othe vehicle, as will i 56 giant of this specification andv Jherem the heremeiter emoeer. The casingts loomed) lit adjacent the steering wheel, and is provided with a depending flange 15 which fits over and incloses the nut 8 and protects the same and prevents access thereto, the casing as a whole thus forming a stationary elemeht at the upper end of the steering post andpresenting a neat and finished appearance to the device as a whole. e The reference numeral 16 designates an angularly adjustable tubular control member located within and extending along the anchoring tube 9 and the lower end of which is operatively connected in any suitable way, as through a gear 17, with an element or mechanism having to do with the controlling ofthe motor whereby the vehicle is driven" the said tube being operatively connected with the spark control element of the igniting mechanism of an internal combustion engine to vary the point at which ignition occurs in the embodiment of my inention illustrated. A second angularly adjustable controlling member 18 is shown as located within and extending along the tubular member 16, said second controlling member being operatively connected with the throttle valve of the carburetor used with an internal combustion engine through and by means of suitable operating mechanism with which a gear 19 at the lower endof said last mentioned controlling member engages, in the embodiment of my invention illustrated.

It will, of course, be appreciated that this present invention has nothing to do with the manner in which the elements of the engine or motor are operated through and by means of the control members 16, 18 above reformed to, for which reason the details of the mechanism wherebythe said members are operated are not illustrated or described herein.

Secured to the upper end of the inner controlling member '18 is a friction member 90., and a similar friction member 21 is secured to the upper end of the outer controlling member 16. These friction members 0061)- erate with and are adapted to be forced into engagement with friction surfaces with which the stationary casing made up of the parts 10, 11 as above pointed out is provided by means of a-suitable spring, as by means of the spring at-22 concentric with the axis of the device as a whole, and which acts between and against the friction members to force them apart and against the friction surfaces aforesaid.

- The friction members referred to are preferably conical in form, as shown, and the friction surfaces of the casing are shown as likewise conical to conform with the peripheries of the friction members 20, 21; said friction surfaces being designated by the reference numerals '23, 24, and the same being located withinthe stationary easing above referred to in the embodiment of my bear; thereby securing a smooth operation of the controlling members above referred to, and providing adjusting mechanism which will operate smoothly and without noise, and in which the parts will be held in the positions into which they may be moved by frictional engagement between surfaces in contact with one another.

.The inner controlling mechanism 18 is operated by means of an arm or lever 25 operatively connected therewith, said lever being secured to the friction member 20 in the form of my invention illustrated by means of suitable rivets 26; while the outer control member 16 is operated through and by means of the lever or arm 27 operatively connected therewith as by means of rivets 28, whereby the inner end of said arm is socured to the friction member 21.

The steering post 5 is preferably .inclosed within a stationary housing tube .29, although it will be appreciated that this is a feature which may or may not be used in any particular steering and control mechanism; and the inner control member 1S- steering column, and both extend through one and the same slot in the stationary casing above referred to. In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 2 and 2- however, the casing within which the friction mechanism is located is provided with oppositely disposed slots 32, 33 through which the operating levers 34, 35 extend in directions opposite one to the other; the said arms being operatively connected with control members the same as in the form of my invention shown.in Fig. 1. Furthermore, in this last mentioned form of my invention a ring 36 is carried by the casing, and is provided with suitable legend to indicate the operation of the control levers, the ring being shown as secured in place between the two halves of the casing within which the frictional mechanism is located.

Having thus described and explained my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In steering-and control mechanism of the class described and in combination with to the upper end of of said control a tubular steerin post having a steering Wheel at its upper end, a stationary anch0r ing tube within and extending along said end of said anchoringtube and located adjacent said steering wheel and having a depending flange terminating adjacent the hub thereof, said casing having two; internal conical friction surfaces concentric with the axis of the steering post and the anchoring tube; a tubular control member located Within and extending along said anchoring tube; a second control member located within and extending along said tubular control member; two conical friction members located within said casing and secured one is operatively connected with each of said friction members; and a spring located between 'and'acting upon said friction members to force them against the friction surfaces aforesaid within said casing.

2. In steering and control mechanism of the class described and in combination with a tubular steering post having a steering wheel at its'upper end a stationary anchoring tube within and extending along said steering post; a casing secured to the upper end of said anchoring tube and having two internal friction surfaces spa ed apart from one another and concentric with the axis of said steering post and anchoring tube; a tubular control member located within and extending along said anchoring tube; a second control member located within and extending along said tubular control member; two friction members located within said casing and secured one to the upper end of each of said control members; two operating, arms one of which is operatively connected with each of said control members; and a spring located between and acting upon said friction members to force them apart, and into engagement with the friction surfaces aforesaid of said casing.

3. In steering and. control mechanism of the class described and in combination with a tubular steering post having a steering wheel at its upper end, astationary anchor ing tube within and extending along said steering post; a casing secured to the upper end of said anchoring tube and having two friction surfaces; a tubular control member located within and extending along said anchoring tube; a second control member located within and extending along said tubular control member; two friction members secured one to the upper-end of each of said control members; two operating arms one of which is operatively connected with each members; and a spring actmg; upon said friction members to force them against the friction surfaces aforesaid of said casing.

each of said control members; two operating arms one of which -'ond mentioned control said tubular controlmen'iher; two friction members secured one to the upper end of each of said control members; two operating arms one of which is operativelyconnected with each of said control members; a spring acting upon said friction members toforce them against the friction surfaces aforesaid of said casing; a third control memberflocated within and. extending along said seemember; and an operating member atthe upper end of said casing and which operating member is oper= atively connected with said last mentioned control member.

5. In steering and control 'mechanism of the class described and-in combination with a tubular steering post having a steering wheel at its upper end, a stationary anchoring tube within and extending along said steering post; a casing secured to the upper end of said anchoring tube and having two internal friction surfaces spaced apart from one another and concentric with the axis of said steering post and anchoring tube; a tubular control member located within and extending along said anchoring tube; a second tubular control member located within and extending along said tubular control member; two friction members located within said casing and secured one to the upper end of each of said control members; two operating arms one of which is operatively connected with each of said control members; a spring located between and acting upon said friction members to force them apart and into engagement with the friction surfaces aforesaid within said casing; a third control member located within and extending along said second mentioned control member; and an Operating member at the upper end of said casing and which. operating member is operatively connected with said last mentioned controlmember.

6. In steering and control mechanism of the class described and in combination with a tubular steering post having a steering wheel at its upper end, a stationary anchoring tube Within and extending along said steering post; a casing secured to the upper end of said anchoring tube and located adjacent said steering wheel and having a depending flange terminating adjacent the hub thereof,:said casing-having aninternal conical friction surface concentric with the rats axis of the steering post and the anchoring tube; a control member located within and extending along said anchoring tube; a conical friction member located within said casing and secured to the upper end of said control member; an operating arm operatively connected with said friction member; and a spring acting upon said friction memberato force it against the friction surfaceaforesaid within said casing.

7. In steering and control mechanism of the class described and in combination with a tubularsteering post having a steering Wheel at its upper end a stationary anchoring tube within and extending'along said steering post; a casing secured to the upper end of said anchoring tube and having an internal friction surface concentric with the axis of said steering post and anchoring tube; a control member located within and extending along said anchoring tube; a

friction member located within said casing! and secured to the upper end of said control member; an operating arm operativcly connected with said control member; and a spring acting upon said friction member to force the same into ei'igagement with the friction surface aforesaid within said casino.

8. ln steering and control mechanism of the c ass described'and'in combination with a tubular steering post having a steering memes Wheel at its upper end, a stationary anchoring tube within and extending along said steering post; a casing secured to the upper end of said anchoring tube and having a friction surface; a control member located Within and extending along said anchoring tube; a friction member secured to the upper end of said control member; an operating arm operativelv connected with said control member; and a spring acting upon said friction member to force the same against the friction surface aforesaid of said casin J. In steering and control mechanism of the class described and in combination with a tubular steering post liaving a steering wheel at its free end, a stationary anchoring tube within said steering post; a stationar) member adjacent said steering wheel and secured to the end of said anchoring tube, and which member is provided with a friction surface; a control member located Within said anchoring tube; a fiiction member secured to the end of said control member and located adjacent said steering wheel means for moving said control member ingularly; and a spring acting upon said friction member to force it against the fric- -tion surface aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I aflix in y signature.

BENJAMIN H. ANIBAL. 

